Under Fire, Rice Ends Bid to Succeed Clinton As Secretary of State.

The article focuses on the criticism on President Barrack Obama's decision to assign Susan E. Rice as the U.S. Secretary of State. It says that President Obama praised Ms. Rice in his statement and expressed anger over Republicans in Congress' criticism on his ambassador to the United Nations (UN). It adds that Ms. Rice decided to step down of the position, which made way for the nomination of Massachusetts Democrat Senator John Kerry.